read the excerpt from he role of social media in the arab uprisings\ by heather brown, emily guskin, and amy mitchell.
now, research is emerging that reexamines in a more detailed way the role that social media played in the arab uprisings.
in july 2012 a report was published by the united states institute of peace. . . . the authors came to some conclusions that countered the initial assumption that social media was a causal mechanism in the uprisings.
instead, the study suggests that the importance of social media was in communicating to the rest of the world what was happening on the ground during the uprisings. . .
data from the pew research center’s global attitudes project at least somewhat supports this conclusion with
which passage provides more effective evidence, and why?
○ the first passage provides more effective evidence because the language it uses is more evocative and interesting than the language in the second passage.
○ the second passage provides more effective evidence because it describes uprisings in many countries rather than focusing solely on one country, as the first passage does.
○ the first passage provides more effective evidence because it has data and statistics from research reports, while the second passage uses titles of articles and authors’ names as evidence.
○ the second passage provides more effective evidence because it includes four sources, while the first passage provides only two.

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read the excerpt from 	he role of social media in the arab uprisings\ by heather brown, emily guskin, and amy mitchell.
now, research is emerging that reexamines in a more detailed way the role that social media played in the arab uprisings.
in july 2012 a report was published by the united states institute of peace. . . . the authors came to some conclusions that countered the initial assumption that social media was a causal mechanism in the uprisings.
instead, the study suggests that the importance of social media was in communicating to the rest of the world what was happening on the ground during the uprisings. . .
data from the pew research center’s global attitudes project at least somewhat supports this conclusion with
which passage provides more effective evidence, and why?
○ the first passage provides more effective evidence because the language it uses is more evocative and interesting than the language in the second passage.
○ the second passage provides more effective evidence because it describes uprisings in many countries rather than focusing solely on one country, as the first passage does.
○ the first passage provides more effective evidence because it has data and statistics from research reports, while the second passage uses titles of articles and authors’ names as evidence.
○ the second passage provides more effective evidence because it includes four sources, while the first passage provides only two.

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# Brief Explanations:
To determine which passage has more effective evidence, we analyze each option:
- Option 1: Effective evidence depends on substance (data, research) not just evocative language. Eliminate.
- Option 2: The first passage (from the excerpt) does not focus on one country; also, the number of countries isn't the key for effective evidence. Eliminate.
- Option 3: The first passage (from the excerpt) uses research reports (US Institute of Peace, Pew Research) with data/statistics. The second passage (implied, as the option says it uses article titles/author names) has less substantive evidence. This makes sense.
- Option 4: The number of sources doesn't matter if the sources are not substantive (like just titles/names vs research data). Eliminate.

# Answer:
The first passage provides more effective evidence because it has data and statistics from research reports, while the second passage uses titles of articles and authors’ names as evidence.

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